Morning brew, weekend edition

Alexa Steele, our NBA editor, pointed out that I failed to introduce myself in my first Morning brew post following Tuesday's season opener. So by way of introduction, I'm Ed Guzman, the night NBA editor. I'm an L.A. native and I've been at the Post for nearly four years after working previously at The New York Times and The Oregonian in Portland. I'll be contributing here on occasion throughout the season to give Alexa and Michael Lee a hand. Now, on to more important matters... As Mr. Lee said in his postgame thoughts, we can put the undefeated season talk to rest. After a promising start by the Wizards Friday night, things fell apart quickly and the Hawks pulled away for the 100-89 victory. Of much larger concern is the status of Caron Butler, who only played 17 minutes and missed the entire second half because of a bruised left (link)